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A historic measure on the California ballot next month, Proposition 40, would require the state’s 200 to 250 billionaires to pay a one-time, 5 percent tax on their net assets.

One would think that when people have been as successful in business as America’s billionaires have, they would understand basic economic arithmetic. But that doesn’t seem to be the case.

I’m sure you’ve seen the news about the double milestone the United States just reached when our national debt hit $40 trillion. Not only is that amount an all-time record, it’s also the first time it’s been so big that it’s exceeded our yearly economic output. But here’s another tidbit that I’ll wager you didn’t know…

From labor anthems to civil rights hymns, the Resistance Revival Chorus shows how the ancient tradition of communal singing can inspire courage and community in difficult times.

“One Big Beautiful Bill,” President Trump’s first budget for his second term, just celebrated its one-year anniversary. What changes did it bring for American citizens?

It can often seem like there are no limits to how far many captains of industry will go to deceive, pressure, and take advantage of the workers they depend on.

From 2018 to 2022, a number of U.S. corporations paid as little as 5 percent in taxes, and a stunning 23 firms paid no tax at all.

Inside the quiet world of calligraphy, a robust subculture keeps the ancient craft alive by continuously evolving, blending tradition with innovation in unexpected ways.

Setting out to buy herself a manual typewriter, an AI-weary writer visits the last full-time typewriter repair shop in Washington state—and encounters a time machine, of sorts.